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From: Michele Regenold <michele.regenold_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:45:46 -0600
Jess Leader's debut, NICE AND MEAN, is told in first person by two very different seventh-grade girls in alternating chapters . The "mean" one is part of a popular group, but the way this girl acts toward her so-called friends? Whew! I'm not sure how she's stayed popular so long. The "nice" girl is nice in a way that gets her taken advantage of. Both end up making poor choices related to a video project they're collaborating on and get themselves into trouble. Both also have interesting and realistic emotional journeys that I think would resonate with many female readers of any age.
Michele Regenold English Instructor Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, Wisc
Received on Wed 02 Mar 2011 02:45:46 PM CST
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:45:46 -0600
Jess Leader's debut, NICE AND MEAN, is told in first person by two very different seventh-grade girls in alternating chapters . The "mean" one is part of a popular group, but the way this girl acts toward her so-called friends? Whew! I'm not sure how she's stayed popular so long. The "nice" girl is nice in a way that gets her taken advantage of. Both end up making poor choices related to a video project they're collaborating on and get themselves into trouble. Both also have interesting and realistic emotional journeys that I think would resonate with many female readers of any age.
Michele Regenold English Instructor Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, Wisc
Received on Wed 02 Mar 2011 02:45:46 PM CST
